Either way, one NFL Insider's recent update on McLaurin paints a concerning picture. "I don't think it's in a great place right now," Albert Breer said on 106.7 The Fan in DC on Thursday. "If you ask me where this is, and I think it's just sort of, I hate to say normal course of things, but I do think to some degree these things do get bumpy."

The Washington Commanders are in the same position with star wide receiver Terry McLaurin as they were three years ago at this time. McLaurin, entering the final year of his contract, is due a raise and sat out Phase 3 of the offseason program as the two sides work toward a new contract.